Tom Cruise flashes his famous smile on Esquire‘s June/July ‘How To Be A Man’ issue. The 47-year-old father of three opens up about coming to terms with his absentee father, the moment he became a father, and his sweet daughter Suri.
On his father: “I remember looking at my dad and wanting to understand him. I didn’t want to just write the guy off. He was lost. He was overwhelmed by life … My mother basically did all the work, and then they got separated and I didn’t see him for a long time. He didn’t try to help the family financially or spiritually, and I lived with the effects of the chaos.”
On becoming a father: “I’ll never forget the moment I became a dad. But it’s hard to describe — that level of responsibility, the desire to give such joy. The clarity: Nothing is more important than this. I remember that first night, just staring at Bella. I was checking her every second, just looking at her, feeling that immediate bond. I was probably looking at her so much that I was keeping her up.
On Suri: “It’s come full circle. Now I’ll put Suri on a swing and tell her stories when I’m working on a script. I’ll start with the beginning of the movie and take her through the story beat by beat. Of course, I make it age-appropriate. She’s four years old. But she asks all the right questions: Why does that happen? Those are the bad guys? You’re the good guy, right?”
Just find it odd; he didn’t feel that he was a Dad or had a moment when he adopted his 1st two children?
yes he did, he made that comment then talked about staring at bella. i think you just wanna start trouble.
Did you read the interview? He says “I remember that first night, just staring at BELLA”, which means he was talking about becoming a father to his oldest daughter. 2
Just find it odd;he didn’t feel that he was a Dad or had a moment when he adopted his 1st two children? I find it odd that you cant read.
Sweet comment by Tom. He seems like a wonderful father!!
So nice of him that he credited Bella as his first time as a dad and not Suri.
I wouldn’t call it nice, I’ld call it normal. Bella is his first kid after all, even if she was adopted.
This interview is really sweet. Even if Tom has been known to be a little nutty, I think it’s clear that he takes his role as a father to his three beautiful children very seriously, and loves them all dearly. The way he described his first night with Bella is beautiful